Antique Alpine Chalet Landscape Oil Painting, Late 1800s
Antique Alpine Chalet Landscape Oil Painting, Late 1800s
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A timber chalet with an upper balcony sits beside a track, a woman in a red skirt walking away from it, and a stream breaks white over rocks below peaks going soft in cloud. I like how much sky the painter gave himself. The clouds are built up in thick, creamy passages that catch warm light, and that is where the picture is at its best. Unsigned, as decorative Alpine views of this kind usually are, and offered as unidentified.
The paint surface carries a thick, glossy varnish that photographs with heavy glare and gives the surface a slightly uneven, raised look in places. Fine craquelure is visible across the sky. No tears, punctures, or flaking were seen in the photographs. The reverse is closed with a later paper backing and tape and was not opened, so the board edges, any labels or inscriptions, and the condition of the back could not be examined. Previous cleaning, retouching, or overpainting could not be ruled in or out, and the work has not been examined under ultraviolet light.
The frame shows wear consistent with age. The gilt is rubbed through to red bole in areas, with small losses to the composition ornament and dirt settled into the recesses. It is sound as photographed. It is not confirmed as original to the painting.
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